What we do

The Open Learning Initiative offers online courses to anyone who wants to learn or teach. Our aim is to combine open, high-quality courses, continuous feedback, and research to improve learning and transform higher education.Learn More

1 Day in the Life

The Simon Initiative and Carnegie Mellon’s Digital Education RevolutionLearn More

HIMS Course

The full course Health Information Technology Foundations is now availableLearn More

Open Access

Learn at your own pace, get access to free courses, and get the feedback you need to succeed.Learn More

Improving the Teaching Experience

Using OLI as a part of your teaching can help you target student misconceptions during class time.Learn More

Active Learning

Throughout our courses, students encounter activities, simulations, and virtual labs to help them apply and test their learning.Learn More

Current Projects

Featured

Higher education is faced with some big, big challenges—from resource issues to compressed teacher/student interaction times. Watch this video to get a glimpse of what we’re doing to help the higher education system respond.

What people are saying

I recognize in these difficult times that there is no silver bullet. That no one thing is going to solve our education problems…but, I’m telling you this is a huge step forward, the work coming out of OLI.Dr. William E. “Brit” Kirwan, Chancellor, University System of Maryland, OLI event hosted by CMU in Washington D.C. Learn more

OUR FUNDERS

The Open Learning Initiative is generously supported by the following foundations: